Tree Demons, like Demon Beasts, were nothing to be trifled with.
There were countless records of them in the Cultivator World. Some Peach Tree Demons could conjure Maze Arrays to siphon away a person's vital essence. Others, like the Locust Tree Demons, kept Ghost Cultivators to steal Essence Blood. Just like Demon Beasts, every Tree Demon that became a Spirit Monster was a dominant entity, occupying its own territory at the top of the food chain.
Mortals and Cultivators, birds and beasts—all were on the menu.
To a Demon Beast, a Cultivator was like a powerful tonic. For a Tree Demon, the same was true... Even an Earth Store Profound Tree that hadn't yet become a demon could use Essence Blood to shorten its growth cycle.
Perhaps the other party had repeatedly sent out its Divine Sense to deliberately lure them into a trap. A Tree Demon with a Divine Sense at the Golden Core Great Perfection level would absolutely have the power to wipe them all out right here.
